In the volatile Roy Morgan poll National are up 5% and Labour + Greens down 5.5% in their October poll. The Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement was announced about half way through the polling period but it doesn’t cover this week when Labour’s abysmal TPPA positioning became apparent.

National 50% (up 5)

Labour 29% (down 2)

Greens 11.5% (down 3.5)

NZ First 6.5% (up 1)

Maori Party 0.5% (down 1)

ACT 0.5% (unchanged)

Conservative Party 0.5% (down 0.5)

Internet-Mana 0.5% (unchanged)

United Future 0% (down 0.5)

Independent/others 1% (up 1)

Electors were asked:“If a New Zealand Election were held today which party would receive your party vote?”This latest New Zealand Roy Morgan Poll on voting intention was conducted by telephone – both landline and mobile telephone, with a NZ wide cross-section of 882 electors in October 2015. Of all electors surveyed 7% (down 1%) didn’t name a party.